Red River
1948 · Movie · 133 min. · United States
Tom Dunson (John Wayne) builds a cattle empire with his adopted son Matthew Garth (Montgomery Clift). Together they begin a massive cattle drive north from Texas to the Missouri railhead. But on the way, new information and Dunson's tyrannical ways cause Matthew to take the herd away from Dunson and head to a new railhead in Kansas. Dunson, swearing vengeance, pursues.
Direction Howard Hawks · Arthur Rosson
Cast John Wayne · Montgomery Clift · Walter Brennan · Joanne Dru · John Ireland · Coleen Gray · Harry Carey · Noah Beery Jr. · Hank Worden · Davison Clark · Paul Fix · Mickey Kuhn · Hal Taliaferro · Chief Yowlachie · Ray Hyke · Lee Phelps
Soundtrack Dimitri Tiomkin
Screenplay Borden Chase · Charles Schnee
Cinematography Russell Harlan
Original title Red River
7.8
12K votes (FilmAffinity)
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